P Josh Laxer #72
San Antonio Missions (SD) TEX
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/22/2025
BNN Index | TEX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOSH LAXER #72 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
4 0 0-0 0 8.10 6.2 11 2 4 8 2.25 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 50 60 55
Movement 55 50 55 55
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 65 65
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 45
Defense 60
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/03/2025 FRI Win, 11-3 3.0 2 0 0 3 5
08/28/2025 @ MID Loss, 0-14 2.0 5 6 3 0 1
08/19/2025 NWA Loss, 2-11 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
08/09/2025 FRI Win, 6-3 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
PERSONALITY
Not so much a leader as a follower.
Birthday:06/07/1993
Born in:Madison, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TEXAS LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 11 9 6 2 4 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 4 1 20.25 14.85 10.80 5.40 6.59 2.25 162 -0.2 .409        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 13 7 2 0 2 7 2 2 1 0 0 .538 .562 1.154 1.716      
vs. RHB 18 4 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 .222 .300 .278 .578      
TEXAS LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 3 0 0 0 0 14.73 3.2 9 9 6 2 1 3  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 5  
Career 4 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 11 9 6 2 4 8  
Home 3 0 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 6 3 3 0 4 7  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.0 5 6 3 2 0 1  
Grass 4 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 11 9 6 2 4 8  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 2  
Night 3 0 0 0 0 10.12 5.1 11 9 6 2 3 6  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 11 9 6 2 4 8  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Miami - MLB 25 13 0 1 1 0 9.90 10.0 10 11 11 1 10 10 0 0 2.00 .333 5.75 -0.1 46
2019 Texas - MLB 25 13 0 0 1 0 2.57 14.0 12 4 4 1 6 11 0 0 1.29 .268 4.15 0.1 187
2019 Total - MLB 25 26 0 1 2 0 5.62 24.0 22 15 15 2 16 21 0 0 1.58 .294 4.82 0.0 82
2020 Texas - MLB 26 24 0 1 1 2 7.11 25.1 24 20 20 3 16 26 0 0 1.58 .309 4.58 -0.0 59
2021 Texas - MLB 27 57 0 3 2 3 3.48 64.2 52 30 25 6 32 68 0 0 1.30 .282 4.20 0.7 136
2022 Texas - MLB 28 59 0 4 1 6 2.70 56.2 50 18 17 7 20 53 0 0 1.24 .276 4.53 -0.1 153
2023 San Diego - MLB 29 57 0 7 3 6 2.35 61.1 48 16 16 2 29 56 0 0 1.26 .277 3.34 0.4 148
2023 Washington - MLB 29 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.60 .250 0.77 0.1 999
2023 Total - MLB 29 59 0 8 3 6 2.29 63.0 49 16 16 2 29 58 0 0 1.24 .276 3.27 0.5 152
2024 Oakland - MLB 30 61 0 4 4 0 1.95 69.1 61 15 15 3 30 61 0 0 1.31 .296 3.40 0.7 196
Total MLB 286 0 21 13 17 3.21 303.0 258 114 108 23 143 287 0 0 1.32 .286 3.97 1.7 130
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Detroit (GCL) - R 20 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.67 .000 3.87 0.0 999
2014 Connecticut - S A 20 14 0 3 0 1 3.00 30.0 26 13 10 1 5 27 0 0 1.03 .294 2.43 0.7 134
2015 Connecticut - S A 21 33 0 0 0 11 3.38 34.2 27 13 13 0 25 51 0 0 1.50 .360 2.62 0.6 109
2015 West Michigan - A 21 7 0 0 0 3 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 1.33 .333 1.92 0.2 250
2016 Greensboro - A 22 16 0 1 1 7 0.96 18.2 9 2 2 0 12 21 0 0 1.12 .237 2.76 0.6 441
2016 West Michigan - A 22 32 0 2 3 18 2.31 35.0 25 10 9 4 18 43 0 0 1.23 .266 4.01 0.3 182
2016 Total - A 22 48 0 3 4 25 1.84 53.2 34 12 11 4 30 64 0 0 1.19 .256 3.58 0.9 229
2016 New Orleans - AAA 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2017 Greensboro - A 23 20 0 2 3 9 1.44 25.0 14 5 4 0 13 23 0 0 1.08 .255 3.61 0.3 275
2017 Jupiter - A+ 23 54 0 6 10 26 2.61 62.0 43 20 18 2 17 69 0 0 0.97 .279 2.59 1.4 131
2017 Total - A+ 23 74 0 8 13 35 2.28 87.0 57 25 22 2 30 92 0 0 1.00 .272 2.88 1.7 154
2018 Jacksonville - AA 24 48 0 3 4 24 2.02 49.0 36 11 11 0 22 61 0 0 1.18 .310 2.08 1.7 181
2019 Jacksonville - AA 25 11 0 1 0 2 1.69 16.0 8 3 3 1 4 19 0 0 0.75 .226 2.62 0.3 229
2019 New Orleans - AAA 25 11 0 0 1 0 12.71 11.1 16 16 16 3 10 13 0 0 2.29 .406 7.37 -0.3 38
2019 Round Rock - AAA 25 17 0 0 0 10 3.24 16.2 14 6 6 1 5 14 0 0 1.14 .277 4.20 0.2 148
2019 Total - AAA 25 28 0 0 1 10 7.07 28.0 30 22 22 4 15 27 0 0 1.61 .329 5.48 -0.1 68
2020 Round Rock - AAA 26 19 0 1 0 4 2.00 27.0 23 6 6 1 9 34 0 0 1.19 .344 3.25 0.7 243
2025 San Antonio - AA 31 4 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 11 9 6 2 4 8 0 0 2.25 .409 6.59 -0.2 49
Total PCL 48 0 1 1 14 4.53 55.2 53 28 28 5 24 61 0 0 1.38 .331 4.37 106.1
Total SL 59 0 4 4 26 1.94 65.0 44 14 14 1 26 80 0 0 1.08 .293 2.21 190.9
Total TEX 4 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 11 9 6 2 4 8 0 0 2.25 .409 6.59 49.4
Total FSL 54 0 6 10 26 2.61 62.0 43 20 18 2 17 69 0 0 0.97 .279 2.59 130.6
Total MID 39 0 2 3 21 2.20 41.0 32 11 10 4 19 49 0 0 1.24 .280 3.71 189.6
Total SAL 36 0 3 4 16 1.24 43.2 23 7 6 0 25 44 0 0 1.10 .247 3.24 327.3
Total NYP 47 0 3 0 12 3.20 64.2 53 26 23 1 30 78 0 0 1.28 .325 2.53 119.5
Total GCL 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.67 .000 3.87 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 San Diego - MLB 29 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 .333 3.17 0.0 90
Total MLB 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 .333 3.17 89.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Connecticut - S A P 14 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Detroit (GCL) - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Miami - MLB P 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.1 1.032
2019 Texas - MLB P 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 +0.2 .000
2020 Texas - MLB P 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 25.1 0.00 +0.1 .000
2021 Texas - MLB P 57 0 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 64.2 1.39 +1.9 1.182
2022 Texas - MLB P 57 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 56.2 0.64 +0.9 1.347
2023 Washington - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 San Diego - MLB P 57 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 61.1 0.59 -0.3 1.039
2024 Oakland - MLB P 61 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 69.1 0.91 +0.3 1.336
2025 San Antonio - AA P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.5 .000
TOTAL P 302 0 9 18 2 30 3 .900 309.2 0.78 +2.5 1.143
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 30 (50).
07/19/2016 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Miami Marlins, along with SP Buck Farmer, SP Drew VerHagen, 3B Rangel Ravelo, CF Eric Polk, in exchange for SP Jose Fernandez.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 35 (55).
04/26/2017 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/2017 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 35 (50).
05/31/2018 Injured on 05/27/2018, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 6 weeks.
09/29/2018 Wins the 2018 Southern League Round 2 with the Jacksonville Suns!
10/09/2018 Finished 3rd in 2018 SL SL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (55).
06/19/2019 Was claimed off waivers by Texas while with Miami.
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
11/21/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
04/18/2021 Injured on 04/17/2021, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 2 weeks.
09/08/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $912,800 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
08/03/2022 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/12/2022 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Washington Nationals, along with RP Kirk Griffith, C Oscar Hernandez, and RP Ben Burke, in exchange for SP Gerrit Cole, C Jonah Heim, C Devon Fisher, and 3B Scot Smith.
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,100,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
04/09/2023 Was claimed off waivers by San Diego while with Washington.
11/22/2023 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics, along with SS Dan Fletcher and CF Mike Becker, in exchange for RP Steve Huff.
11/25/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,406,600.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
07/19/2024 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/09/2024 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
05/20/2025 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Diego Padres organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2022 22 2
Year WP Rank
2024 10 10
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